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Whether you’re a student, professional, or advocate for change, this collection offers insights into the \u003cstrong data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"842\"\u003eUN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)\u003c\/strong\u003e, global sustainability strategies, and the actions needed to build a fairer, greener, and more sustainable world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-agrarian-question-in-the-neoliberal-era-primitive-accumulation-and-the-peasantry-paperback","title":"The Agrarian Question in the Neoliberal Era: Primitive Accumulation and the Peasantry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUtsa Patnaik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Moyo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIssa Shivji\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling and critical destruction of both the English agricultural revolution and the theory of comparative advantage, upon which unequal trade has been justified for three centuries, this account argues that these ideas have been used to disguise the fact that the Northfrom the time of colonialism to the present dayhas used the much greater agricultural productivity of the South to feed and improve the living standards of its own people while impoverishing the South. 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